An abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood. SYN: monocytic leukocytosis.
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mono·cy·to·sis -sī-'tō-səs n, pl -to·ses -.sēz an abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood compare GRANULOCYTOSIS, LYMPHOCYTOSIS
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n.
an increase in the number of monocyte in the blood. It occurs in a variety of diseases, including monocytic leukaemia and infections due to some bacteria and protozoa.
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mono·cy·to·sis (mon″o-si-toґsis) increase in the proportion of monocytes in the blood; see also mononucleosis.Medical dictionary. 2011.